Hey, is that Ben Affleck and George Clooney on the Oscar red carpet?
OK, not quite. But esteemed ThreeSixty writers Amolak Singh and Simon Lancaster (pictured below) cleaned up nice — and cleaned up with awards at last night’s Minnesota Newspaper Association dinner.
The ceremony, held at the DoubleTree Hilton in Bloomington, was a great opportunity for our young writers to be recognized in a swanky setting with professional journalists hooting and hollering at adjoining tables.
In all, ThreeSixty collected 10 awards, including Second Place for general reporting and Third Place for general excellence. Judges said: “The breadth of issues covered by ThreeSixty is impressive. From food reviews to deep issues like race and class, this newspaper covers the gamut. Stories are well written and well edited. Keep up the good work.”
Congratulations to all of our writers and staff members, past and present. Also, check out our Facebook page for more photos from the event.
FIRST PLACE
Grace Pastoor, local breaking news coverage
Emily Young, business story
SECOND PLACE
Simon Lancaster, business story
Maddie Colbert, Mairya Khan and Corey Kramer, social issues stories
Ikran Abdisalam, government/public affairs reporting
ThreeSixty, general reporting
THIRD PLACE
Grace Pastoor, business story
Sabrina Kennedy, arts and entertainment story
Amolak Singh, columnist
ThreeSixty, general excellence
